Temperance Collection (page 6)

The Temperate and the Intemperate, c. 1475-80 (tempera and ink on parchment)
3545794 The Temperate and the Intemperate, c.1475-80 (tempera and ink on parchment) by Master of the Dresden Prayer Book (fl.c.1460-1520); 17.5x19.4 cm; J

Gluttony, c. 1550-60 (wool, silk & silver-gilt thread)
3551882 Gluttony, c.1550-60 (wool, silk & silver-gilt thread) by Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (1502-50); 388.6x678.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Gift of Mrs. Frederic R. Coudert Jr

Gin and Water (engraving)
3643535 Gin and Water (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gin and Water)

Meeting schedule sheet for the Maidstone Band of Hope, 1860s (litho)
3639409 Meeting schedule sheet for the Maidstone Band of Hope, 1860s (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meeting schedule sheet for the Maidstone Band of Hope)

Cold Water Army Pledge (litho)
745868 Cold Water Army Pledge (litho) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American, out of copyright

The Two Babies, a Contrast (engraving)
2792719 The Two Babies, a Contrast (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Two Babies, a Contrast. Illustration for Chatterbox (1886)

Conference against alcoholism at Fresnes Prison, France (colour litho)
2782363 Conference against alcoholism at Fresnes Prison, France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Conference against alcoholism at Fresnes Prison)

From the Bar of the Gin Shop to the Bar at the Old Bailey is but one step (engraving)
607670 From the Bar of the Gin Shop to the Bar at the Old Bailey is but one step (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The bottle is brought out for the first time (engraving)
587544 The bottle is brought out for the first time (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The bottle is brought out for the first time)

Cold, misery, and want, destroy their youngest child (engraving)
587540 Cold, misery, and want, destroy their youngest child (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cold, misery, and want)

Moderation, one of the two Virtues surrounding Pope Clement I (1-97) Raphael Rooms (fresco) (detail) (b / w photo)
ALI252787 Moderation, one of the two Virtues surrounding Pope Clement I (1-97) Raphael Rooms (fresco) (detail) (b/w photo) (see also 252786, 252788, 252789) by Romano

The Battle of A-Gin-Court (aquatint)
964953 The Battle of A-Gin-Court (aquatint) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of A-Gin-Court)

Amelia Bloomer, Originator of the New Dress (engraving)
1102286 Amelia Bloomer, Originator of the New Dress (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amelia Bloomer, Originator of the New Dress)

Total Abstinence Society / Total Abstinence Pledge card for Robert Thallow
1079125 Total Abstinence Society / Total Abstinence Pledge card for Robert Thallow, 1845 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

The Bottle, Plate V, Cold, misery and want destroy their youngest child
STC169284 The Bottle, Plate V, Cold, misery and want destroy their youngest child: they console themselves with the bottle, 1847 (engraving) by Cruikshank

Statues on the outside of Guildhall, City of London (litho)
5226796 Statues on the outside of Guildhall, City of London (litho) by Carter, John (1748-1817) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statues on the outside of Guildhall, City of London)

"I m not her to beg for her, "she said, fiercely, "but for THIS"- Temperance picture (engraving)
5998371 " I m not her to beg for her, " she said, fiercely, " but for THIS" - Temperance picture (engraving) by English School

Punch cartoon: The Conscience Clause (engraving)
6034807 Punch cartoon: The Conscience Clause (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: The Conscience Clause)

The Reynolds Window depicting the Seven Virtues (hand-coloured engraving)
778188 The Reynolds Window depicting the Seven Virtues (hand-coloured engraving) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92) (after); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Bronze Statue of Father Mathew, by J H Foley, RA, to be erected at Cork (engraving)
1102987 Bronze Statue of Father Mathew, by J H Foley, RA, to be erected at Cork (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bronze Statue of Father Mathew)

Gluttony and temperance (colour litho)
3095592 Gluttony and temperance (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gluttony and temperance. Gourmandise et temperance)

"Quit you like men, be strong", motto of the Band of Hope for 1913 (colour litho)
3094485 " Quit you like men, be strong", motto of the Band of Hope for 1913 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Quit you like men)

Independent Order of Rechabites (colour litho)
3093753 Independent Order of Rechabites (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Independent Order of Rechabites)

Warning to gin drinkers (litho)
3639805 Warning to gin drinkers (litho) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warning to gin drinkers)

Self-Conceit (engraving)
3634830 Self-Conceit (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Self-Conceit. Illustration for Chatterbox, 1888. Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

"Only a glass of Cider"(engraving)
2792760 " Only a glass of Cider" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Only a glass of Cider." Illustration for Chatterbox (1885)

Great Temperance Meeting at Overton Hill (engraving)
2771571 Great Temperance Meeting at Overton Hill (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Temperance Meeting at Overton Hill)

The Cold Water Army Pledge, 1842 (litho)
745903 The Cold Water Army Pledge, 1842 (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: The Cold Water Army Pledge by Charles J)

The drunkards progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness, & ruin
696040 The drunkards progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness, & ruin, 1826 (litho) by Barber, John Warner (1798-1885); 46x29 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

The Fruits of Intemperance, pub. by Currier & Ives, 1870 (colour litho)
AQS331966 The Fruits of Intemperance, pub. by Currier & Ives, 1870 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; eCourtesy

Detail of the Allegory of Good Government, 1338-40 (fresco)
BEN377118 Detail of the Allegory of Good Government, 1338-40 (fresco) by Lorenzetti, Ambrogio (1285-c.1348); Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian, out of copyright

Son of temperance, published by N. Currier, New York, 1848 (litho)
AQS336769 Son of temperance, published by N. Currier, New York, 1848 (litho) by Currier, Nathaniel (1813-88); 32.5x21 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; eCourtesy

Portrait of Theobald Mathew (engraving)
587543 Portrait of Theobald Mathew (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Theobald Mathew, also known as Father Mathew, the temperance reformer)

Total abstainers meeting in the Sadlers Wells Theatre (engraving)
587534 Total abstainers meeting in the Sadlers Wells Theatre (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: Total abstainers meeting in the Sadlers Wells Theatre)

London Temperance League (engraving)
587533 London Temperance League (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Temperance League: Great juvenile gathering of bands of hope, etc)

The Sandwich Mans Speech (engraving)
587529 The Sandwich Mans Speech (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sandwich Mans Speech.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Cardinal Manning administering the temperance pledge (engraving)
587535 Cardinal Manning administering the temperance pledge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Four Cardinal Virtues appearing to Saint Jerome (oil on canvas)
CH463068 The Four Cardinal Virtues appearing to Saint Jerome (oil on canvas) by Testa, Pietro (Il Lucchesino) (1611-50); 111.2x149.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian

Dancing room (engraving)
560246 Dancing room (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancing room.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Death of the convict (engraving)
560243 Death of the convict (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of the convict.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

The Bottle, Plate II, He is discharged from his employment for drunkenness
STC169281 The Bottle, Plate II, He is discharged from his employment for drunkenness: they pawn their clothes to supply the bottle, 1847 (engraving) by Cruikshank

Ms 927 Fol. 17v Theological and Cardinal Virtues, from Ethics
XIR165170 Ms 927 Fol.17v Theological and Cardinal Virtues, from Ethics, Politics and Economics by Aristotle (384-322 BC) (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Rouen

The late Professor Blaikie (b / w photo)
1598995 The late Professor Blaikie (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Professor Blaikie)

The Allegory of Chastity (fresco)
KAB146152 The Allegory of Chastity (fresco) by Passignano, Domenico Cresti (c.1560-1636); Villa Medicea, Artimino, Italy; eDario Grimaldi; Italian, out of copyright

Tree of Temperance, 1848. Creator: Unknown
Tree of Temperance, 1848

Temperance, 1552. Creator: Heinrich Aldegrever
Temperance, 1552

Lyman Beecher, 1842. Creator: James Henry Beard
Lyman Beecher, 1842

Harts, Temperance House, coffee and dining rooms at 159 Aldersgate Street, London Date: 1838

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"Temperance: A Historical Journey Towards Sobriety" Step into the bustling streets of Spitalfields, East End of London, in the year 1835. Amongst the crowd stands Gin Juggarnath, a symbol of excess and indulgence that plagued society during this era. Fast forward to 1937, where Sister Marjorie Barnard proudly displays her Temperance Knowledge Examination certificate awarded by the Independent Order of Rechabites. This organization aimed to promote abstinence from alcohol and educate individuals about its harmful effects. In "Is that You, Daddy?" we witness a heart-wrenching scene depicting how alcoholism tears families apart. The Universal Rescue Mission Caravan led by E. H. Smith from Sheffield sought to provide support and guidance for those struggling with addiction. The Deacon Giless Distillery temperance cartoon from the 1830s humorously highlights society's growing awareness of the need for moderation in drinking habits. "The Ravages of Alcohol" showcases the devastating consequences excessive consumption can have on individuals and communities alike. Organizations like the Independent Order of Rechabites - Salford Unity Friendly Soc worked tirelessly to combat these issues. During World War I, Britain abstained from drinking as depicted on a Tatler cover. This period marked a significant shift towards promoting sobriety as an act of patriotism and self-discipline. As women embraced new freedoms in clothing choices with examples like Bloomers, they also played an essential role in advocating for temperance movements across various societies. Nestled amidst Keswick's picturesque landscape lies The Skiddaw Temperance Hotel – a haven for those seeking respite away from temptation while enjoying their stay in Cumbria. Prohibition – The Vision 1920 captures America's bold attempt at eradicating alcohol altogether through legislation. Though ultimately unsuccessful, it remains an iconic moment in history when society grappled with finding balance between personal choices and societal well-being.